El presente progresivo  Means that the action is happening at that very time (ahora mismo) I am reading this sentence. I am reading this sentence. Estoy.

Presentación del tema: "El presente progresivo  Means that the action is happening at that very time (ahora mismo) I am reading this sentence. I am reading this sentence. Estoy."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 El presente progresivo  Means that the action is happening at that very time (ahora mismo) I am reading this sentence. I am reading this sentence. Estoy leyendo esta oración. Estoy leyendo esta oración. We are learning in class. We are learning in class. Estamos aprendiendo en clase. Estamos aprendiendo en clase.

2 1. Conjugate estar 2. Follow with “present participle” To form: 1. remove infinitive ending 2. add -ando for -ar verbs, -iendo for -er and -ir verbs

3 no e → ie changes! e → i still to “i” o → ue change instead to “u” infinitives that end with a vowel before the ending have a spelling change: -iendo → -yendo

4 What about pronouns?  Pronouns come before the conjugated verb or can be attached to the present participle. Pedro se está duchando. Pedro se está duchando. Pedro está duchándose. Pedro está duchándose. (Pedro is taking a shower.) Le estoy hablando. Le estoy hablando. Estoy hablándole. Estoy hablándole. (I am talking to him.)

5 Expanded Understanding  Present tense is used to describe actions that are repeated or are planned; present progressive is more specific! Voy a clase. I’m going to class. Voy a clase. I’m going to class. Estoy yendo a clase. I’m going to class (right now). Estoy yendo a clase. I’m going to class (right now). Hablamos español. We speak Spanish. Hablamos español. We speak Spanish. Estamos hablando español. We are speaking Spanish (right now). Estamos hablando español. We are speaking Spanish (right now).

6 Ejemplos - ¿Qué significan? Estoy bailando. Estás aprendiendo. Él me está hablando. Estamos leyendo. Estáis pidiéndole café a ella. Ellos se están acostando. I am dancing. You are learning. He is talking to me. We are reading. You all are ordering coffee from her. They are going to bed.

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